Utah has hired ARod as their new manager. She's been the assistant coach at USC for the past two years.
https://equalizersoccer.com/2023/06/14/freya-coombe-fired-angel-city-fc-head-coach/ Angel City FC fires Freya Coombe in mid-season. Who potentially replaces her?
Good question... With their diverse and connected ownership group, they probably have a lot of options. Would love to see a former player step up. If Angel City is ambitious, though, maybe they try to nab a WWC coach once the tournament is over (and go with an interim coach meantime)?
I wonder how desirable an NWSL coaching job is relative to Youth or College? would Emma Hayes consider this job?
Probably highly depends on what a person values... In terms of pure money, NWSL coaching gigs are surely more lucrative than either of those others In terms of stability, NWSL clearly trails the other two In terms of challenge level, that definitely scales with the player pool age In terms of pressure, it's an odd mix, because you'd think that scales with age and money... but I sure as hell wouldn't want to deal with the overbearing parents of youth players (or college parents, to a lesser degree)
I'm surprised you think the NWSL pays more than the top College/Youth jobs. The top College jobs would be equivalent to GM status. Look at Mark Krikorian. NWSL coaching is going through a much-needed cleansing process, and i think its more about personnel management than Xs and O's. I cant imagine those jobs being attractive to someone who really wants to work with players and teach/develop them. I wonder why Coombe got fired?
I disagree. A few years ago. Sure. But Casey Stoney, Juan Carlos, etc are surely getting paid well. Also, Petruccelli left a Top 20 college program to go to NWSL. With the growth of the NWSL, clubs will pay for the right coach. Coombe struggled. Yes, she had bad luck with injuries for sure. But in her last press conference she was asked about her job status. She essentially threw the players under the bus with 'all we can do is put them in the right positions/system and it is up to them to execute it'. Similar response when asked about defending set pieces. I knew her time was limited then. Also, if you watch the Angel City behind the scenes documentary, I am not surprised she is gone. No red flag, just a feeling that she was not necessarily the easiest to work with. But then again, most of us are not when things are not going well.
I do not know about her, but I have some sympathy for LA. Against the Thorns, in end of game stoppage time with LA ahead by a goal, Thorns GK Bixby, on a Thorns corner, has gone forward into the box and backwards kicks the ball into the goal for a tie. Next time against the Thorns with the score tied, in end of game stoppage time, Weaver backwards kicks the ball into the goal for a Thorns win. One game like that is brutal. Two ....
yrts basically said what I think. If you asked 5yrs ago, I'd say it was a toss-up. But unless an NWSL club is cheaping out on their coach, then these days I'm pretty sure they're now above what nearly all NCAA jobs would pay, maybe well above. Remember, we're talking about WoSo coaching positions, not men's football or basketball; WoSo is not making bank in the NCAA. With the explosion of NWSL finances recently, from sponsorships to player salaries to expansion fees, those coaching salaries should be pretty damn high by now as well.
Have you looked at Freya Coombes coaching resume? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freya_Coombe What experience did she have to justify a big paycheck? The coaches I mentioned, and a few more, would be taking a big step down to be just a coach in the NWSL. Krikorian was not interested in being a coach in the NWSL. The ones who combine coach/gm are probably comparable to the top NCAA coaches. The just coaches, no way.
Chris Petrucelli has been let go in Chicago - new ownership wants a new direction (and I'm sure the 6-3 loss to KC didn't help). Assistant coach (and former player) Ella Masar will lead the Red Stars in their final game of the season against the Reign.
He seemed like a likable guy - more importantly, how do the players feel about it - just curious. As stated, new ownership, new direction. 2024 will be interesting for CRS (and the league)! Go Ella!
And now Parsons is out as Spirit head coach. Seems like a bit of a rash knee-jerk decision IMO. The team was miles better this year with fairly little roster turnover.
Oh wow! I did not see this coming. I never thought that being head coach of the Spirit would be a good job because you have Mark K looking over your shoulder every day. I like Mark so that is not a dig at him. It is just the reality of the situation with his coaching pedigree.
Bjorkegren is out from LOU. There are now five coaching vacancies in NSWL, including LA (Tweed is interim) but not including BOS.
Make that four; LA have officially hired Tweed as head coach. Easiest and most obvious hire of the open positions. In other news, Laura Harvey is one of the three coaches on USSF's shortlist to take over the USWNT, so watch for how that develops. (The other two candidates are Tony Gustavsson, currently with AUS WNT, and Joe Montemurro, currently with Juventus women)